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y separately published work icon The Temple of the Grail single work   novel   historical fiction   mystery   fantasy  
Is part of The Rosicrucian Quartet Adriana Koulias , 2001 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 The Temple of the Grail
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'Heresy, Hypocrisy, Murder...

'France, 1254

'High on a mountain in the Pyrenees, the monastery of St Lazarus is a forbidding place. Behind its ramparts and battlements heretical acts are said to take place and there is the rumour of a secret - a secret so dangerous that its keepers will kill to keep it hidden.

'At the end of a bitter winter, a delegation headed by the ambitious Inquisitor Rainiero Sacconi arrives to investigate the monastery. Andre, a Knight of the Templar Order, and his young scribe, Christian de St Armand, are accompanying the inquiry. When monks begin to die in macabre circumstances they are drawn into solving the hideous crimes but if they stumble upon the secret of St Lazarus it will turn into a fight, not only for their lives, but also for their souls.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Dedication: To Jim, Jason and Amelia, with gratitude.
  • Contains supernatural elements.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Collaroy, Northern Beaches area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Zuriel Press , 2001 .
      Extent: 507p.
      Limited edition info: Self-published in a print run of 400 copies.
      ISBN: 0646413732
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Picador , 2005 .
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      Extent: 484p.
      ISBN: 0330421921
    • Collaroy, Northern Beaches area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Zuriel Press , 2013 .
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      Extent: 446p.p.
      ISBN: 0987462067, 9780987462060
Alternative title: Der Tempel des Gral
Language: German
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      Pforte ,
      2007 .
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      Extent: 536p.p.
      ISBN: 9783856361730, 3856361731

Works about this Work

Other Voices Tony Maniaty , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-26 December 2004; (p. 12)

— Review of The Temple of the Grail Adriana Koulias , 2001 single work novel ; Backwaters Robert Engwerda , 2004 single work novel ; The Reef Di Morrissey , 2004 single work novel ; 3 Grant King , 2004 single work novel
A Whodunit in the Temple Bron Sibree , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 December 2004; (p. 15)
Generic Difficulties Gillian Dooley , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 50-51)

— Review of Leavetaking Joy W. Hooton , 2004 single work novel ; The Temple of the Grail Adriana Koulias , 2001 single work novel
Murder at the Monastery Bron Sibree , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 December 2004; (p. 7)

— Review of The Temple of the Grail Adriana Koulias , 2001 single work novel
Cracking the Code Bron Sibree , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 December 2004; (p. 7)

— Review of The Temple of the Grail Adriana Koulias , 2001 single work novel
Cracking the Code Bron Sibree , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 December 2004; (p. 7)

— Review of The Temple of the Grail Adriana Koulias , 2001 single work novel
Murder at the Monastery Bron Sibree , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 December 2004; (p. 7)

— Review of The Temple of the Grail Adriana Koulias , 2001 single work novel
Generic Difficulties Gillian Dooley , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 50-51)

— Review of Leavetaking Joy W. Hooton , 2004 single work novel ; The Temple of the Grail Adriana Koulias , 2001 single work novel
Other Voices Tony Maniaty , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-26 December 2004; (p. 12)

— Review of The Temple of the Grail Adriana Koulias , 2001 single work novel ; Backwaters Robert Engwerda , 2004 single work novel ; The Reef Di Morrissey , 2004 single work novel ; 3 Grant King , 2004 single work novel
Queen of the Castle Valerie Lawson , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 November 2004; (p. 12)
Koulias recounts the experience of self-publishing her novel The Temple of the Grail and her subsequent distribution success with bookshops and publishers.
A Whodunit in the Temple Bron Sibree , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 December 2004; (p. 15)
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